Improvement in blackings for shoes



ITNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. SNEED,,OF FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY.

. IMPROVEMENT IN BLACKINGS FOR SHOES, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,801, dated Novrmber18, 1873; application filed October 30, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES L. SNEED, of Frankfort, in the county ofFranklin and in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Shoe-Blackin g and do hereby declare that thefollowing give the leather a fine polish and not injure it, as there isno acid in the blacking.

I do not confine myself to the above proportions of the ingredients, asthey may, perhaps, be varied somewhat.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The within-described compound for shoeblacking, consisting of theingredients substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this22d day of September, 1873.

Witnesses: JAS. L. SNEED.

0. L. EVERT, J NO. E. KIRTLEY.

